humour

Punching down pays, apparently

If you get slammed in the trend where “influencers” are punching down on normal people working and earning a living, get a reply ready. This helps you frame it objectively while working on ways to…

So you can never be happy, and that’s good

HAPPINESS: So you can never be happy, and that’s good. We all chase the idea of happiness. We chase a word. Ask someone to define happiness in clear, universal terms and they’ll stare like a…

Swearing is a weapon. Use It Like You Mean It (Or Don’t Use It at All).

If you have to, use the occasional ‘fuck’ not as filler, but as a precision tool, not for edge, but for breaking walls or landing emotional weight. Swearing is punctuation, used sparingly. It’s not the…

“Tigers don’t cry,” as if anyone’s ever asked a tiger? Reclaiming a warrior’s emotion.

Somewhere along the line, we decided that crying is for the weak, sadness is shameful, and vulnerability is a glitch. “Cowboys don’t cry,” they said. “Tigers don’t cry,” as if anyone’s ever asked a tiger.…

It’s Okay to Say You’re Not Okay , But It’s Not Okay to Stay There

Think of your mind like a car engine, stay with me: You’re cruising, but then something feels off, and it’s not existential dread brought on by a depressing tune on the radio. Maybe the spark…

Cultivating the art of the sacred pause.

You dread those days when “everything” sucks! Bad news everywhere. And then, your phone rings. It’s that person. The one who always brings drama. You haven’t even answered yet, and your stomach’s already tight. Ulcer…

“Welcome to Hell, Intern, Let’s Talk About Your Fake Poster Wisdom”

Imagine you pirch up for your first day of work, and you get this speech before you settle into your cubicle: Hey, welcome aboard. Before you tape another “You Got This!” poster to your monitor…

Fear isn’t always the enemy, sometimes it’s the last sane voice in a room full of PowerPoint prophets

“Conquer your fears” is one of those fridge magnet motivationals that sounds deep until you’re actually in danger. There’s no universal scoreboard for fear, no gold star for pretending your nervous system didn’t just red-alert…

Oh no!! “IT IS WHAT IT IS!” Let’s just give up already!

Are you communicating with confidence? Maybe not! Especially if you are habitually injecting this phrase in your conversations: “It is what it is.” Ah yes, the philosophical equivalent of shrugging while Rome burns.One of the…

The Myth of the “Leader” A Buzzword in a Suit

You’re in an elevator. Boss turns: “Define leadership. Go.” You stammer. “Uhm… yeah well… something about vision? Inspiring others?” You just became a human LinkedIn post. Congrats, you’ve exposed leadership’s dirtiest secret: it’s often smoke…